The Tightrope Act of Improv Comedy

“An art form without an author, improv comedy is sometimes compared to a high-wire act, but truly to understand the level of difficulty, imagine a team of tightrope walkers chained together. Then every few seconds one daredevil must make a sudden, dramatic move.”
– The New York Times’Jason Zinoman on the risky hilarity that is long-form improv.